Veterinary Science: A Model Discipline for Enhancing Diversity in the Sciences
Journal Title: Journal of Veterinary Science & Medicine - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Following decades of being underrepresented in veterinary science and medicine, women now comprise over 70% of graduating veterinary students. Although the ethnic diversity of veterinary programs in the U.S. lags far behind that of the general population, it is well ahead of other science disciplines. More importantly, the American Veterinary Medical Association has identified ethnic diversity as an essential element of the health and sustainability of the veterinary profession. Following their initiative, almost every veterinary program in the country now boasts a robust diversity program to enhance the recruitment, retention, and career placement of ethnically diverse students. Given the failure of most science disciplines to make significant strides toward diversification; veterinary science stands out as a model discipline for enhancing diversity in the sciences.
Authors and Affiliations
Mark A. Brown
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP206280
- DOI 10.13188/2325-4645.1000001
- Views 124
- Downloads 0
Palatability and Impact on Food and Water Intake of Nutribound®, a New Liquid Nutritional Supplement for Dogs and Cats
Nutritional support is vital to the recovery process for critically-ill patients, due to the frequent decrease of voluntary food intake, putting these patients at a major risk for malnutrition, which can result in a cata...
Cross-Sectional Study on Calf Health and Management Problems on Small Scale Dairy Farms of Sidama and Gedio Zones, Southern Ethiopia
A Cross-sectional study was conducted from October, 2010 to December, 2013 to assess the calf health and management problems and the associated risk factors in small scale dairy farms of Sidama and Gedio Zones. The study...
Effect of Dietary Iron Sulfate and Iron Chelate on Growth Performance, Hematological Traits, Intestinal Microbial Flora of Fattening Pigs and Quality Parameters of Porkmeat
In this trial, 64 pigs with an average body weight of 54.0 kg and average age of 112 days were randomly allocated to 4 groups. The animals of the control group (S200) were fed with a standard commercial diet based on mai...
Viable Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria are Transported from Cattle Feed Yards via Aerosolized Particulate Matter
Increased awareness of consequences associated with Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria (ARB) has given rise to considerable research on how and where resistance to antimicrobial agents occurs. A recent investigation that u...
Studies on Multiplex RT-PCR for Detection of Avian Influenza Virus Type A Group and Specific H5 and H7 Subtypes
A multiplex Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (mRT-PCR) for Avian Influenza Virus (AIV) has been developed to simultaneously Detect Nucleoprotein (NP) genes common to all AIV subtypes or type A influenza vi...